⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 27 from three- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 62
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Smith bad pass
Q4 4:58 · NY 94-93 ORL
- Turnover
Pablo Prigioni bad pass
Q4 0:06 · NY 113-106 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:48 · NY 16-22 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 6:24 · NY 94-95 ORL
- Steal
Nikola Vucevic stole it from Pablo Prigioni
Q4 0:06 · NY 113-106 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic offensive foul (Langston Galloway draws the foul)
Q4 2:31 · NY 101-98 ORL
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic turnover
Q4 2:31 · NY 101-98 ORL
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
